The Sims Medieval: Limited Edition

Overview

The Sims Medieval is a life simulation game that was released in March 2011 by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X as part of The Sims series. Mobile versions were released on September 22, 2011 for iOS, Java (J2ME), and also for Windows Phone on March 26, 2013. It is not available on Mac OS Catalina or above. Set in medieval times, it allows the player to build a kingdom through quest-driven gameplay. During presentation at E3 2010, a pre-order exclusive Limited Edition was also available.

The Sims Medieval is a life-simulation game with action-adventure elements, having a more role-playing video game tone than past Sims games. The storyline of the game is to build a successful kingdom by fulfilling the player's "Kingdom Ambition", which the player chooses at the start of the game. Once an ambition has been completed, the player will unlock new ambitions for future playthroughs as well as unlocking freeplay for that specific kingdom. The major difference in gameplay from previous installations is a quest-driven system. With the game stopped, the player has to choose a quest (quests are required to fulfill said kingdom ambition), and then choose which hero Sim they want to use.

With the quest and the Hero Sim(s) selected, the game un-pauses and the player is able to control the chosen Hero Sim(s) during the quest. When the quest is completed, another quest must be selected and another choice of Hero Sim(s) must be made. During quests other non-controlled Sims (even the Heroes created by the player) live in the kingdom, and will continue their life while the quest is going on, like in the story progression feature in The Sims 3. In an interview with GameSpot, senior producer Rachel Bernstein stated that the game will be more dangerous for Sims, with death and failure a possibility during the game's quests. Listed dangers included low focus on quests, plague, peasant revolts, wildlife, poisons, duels, and more.

Gameplay-wise, The Sims Medieval was similar to The Sims Stories games, such as The Sims Pet Stories and The Sims Castaway Stories, both of which had The Sims 2 engine. Instead, The Sims Medieval was using The Sims 3 engine. Producer Rachel Bernstein stated that subsurface scattering had been added to character models to give the characters a "painterly look". Other upgrades included "next-gen sims tech", and a new engine for light within the game. Another difference is the terrain used in the game.

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Simulator, Adventure

Developer

The Sims Studio

Publisher

Electronic Arts

Series

The Sims

Platforms

Windows

Age rating

ESRB T

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

No

Co op

No

Age ratings

ESRB

T

Release dates

Playable today

Playable offline todayYes

Single-player only, with no online features.

Online

Plays offlineYes

Credits

Publisher

Electronic Arts

Developer

The Sims Studio

Released

2011-03-22

Age rating

ESRB T

Region

US